The RAM shortage is... a shortage. It's temporary by nature. RAM didn't suddenly get 4x more expensive to produce, it's just in high demand right now. Supply will eventually catch up even if it takes a few years.
> Supply will eventually catch up even if it takes a few years.
I am wondering if this so true. What resources and time are needed to increase supply by N times to catch demand.
Or they'll just enjoy the high margins and not invest significantly more than they normally would in new production capacity.
Most of us are not really doing detailed half-decade hardware purchasing plans, for most of us "the next few years" is really the only relevant time frame.